2013年高考英语二轮专题复习命题预测39阅读理解AToppingtheclassacademicallywascertainlyanadvantage.ForNigel,studyingwasapieceofcake.TherewardwascertainlymuchbiggercomparedtothelittleeffortNigelhadmade.Itallbeganwhenhewasselectedtohelptheteachersinthecomputerlaboratories.Andthepeakofhisschoolcareercamenotwhenhetoppedtheclassbutwhenhewasselectedforthenationwidecompetition.Unlikeeveryoneelse,NigelwantedtojoininthecontestbecausehelikedplayingwiththeLegosets(乐高积木)andmakingsomethingoutofthem.Nigelspenttwomonthsbuildinghisrobot.ItwasduringthetimethatNigelfoundoutaboutthebigprizeforthecompetitionaswellasacompetitiverival(对手),Alicia,fromaneighboringschool.Hisearlyintentionswereforgotten.Gettingthethousand-dollarprizewasmoreimportantthananythingelse.NigeldecidedtomakefriendswithAlicia.Unawareofhisintentions,shetoldhimallabouttherobotthatshehadbeenbuildingforthecompetition.Heevenhelpedhertoputthefinishingtouches(收尾工作)toherrobot.Hewasgladwiththewaythingshadprogressed.HisrobotlookedevenbetterthanAlicia'sanditwasabletoplayaballwithitsarm,somethingAliciahadfailedtodo.Onthedayofthecompetition,hesawAlicia.Everythingbecamecleartheminuteshesawhimamongthecompetitors.Shestaredathim,puzzledatfirst,thenangryandfinallyalookofhelplessnesscameoverher.Theflashbulbs(闪光灯)ofthecameraexplodedinNigel'sface.Therobothadperformedactionssouniqueanddifferentthatthespecialists'judgmentswerethesame.Nigelwassopleasedwithhimselfthathedidnotevennoticethegirlstandingafewfeetawayfromhim.Withouther,hewouldneverhavewonthecompetition.56.WhatrewarddidNigelreceivefordoingwellinhisschoolwork?A.Hewasofferedapart-timejob.B.Hewashonoredwithascholarship.C.Hehelpedhisteachersbuildarobot.D.Hehelpedinthecomputerlaboratories.57.Nigel'soriginalintentionofjoiningthecontestwasto___.A.winhonorforhisschoolB.bethetopstudentoftheschoolC.buildarobotwiththeLegosetsD.winthethousand-dollarprize7\n58.Whatistheauthor'sattitudetowardsNigel'sactions?A.FavorableB.Critical(批评的)C.DoubtfulD.SympatheticBAmericancitiesaresimilartoothercitiesaroundtheworld.Ineverycountrycitiesreflectthevaluesoftheculture.Citiescontaintheverybestaspectsofasociety:opportunitiesforeducation,employmentandentertainment.Theyalsocontaintheveryworstpartsofasociety:violentcrime,racial(种族)conflictandpoverty.AmericancitiesarechangingjustasAmericansocietyischanging. AfterWorldWarIIcityresidentsbecamewealthier.Theyhadmorechildren.Theyneededmorespace.Theymoveoutoftheirapartmentsinthecitytobuytheirownhomes.Theyboughthousesinthesuburbsareasnearacitywherepeoplelive.Theseareareaswithoutmanyofficesorfactories.Duringthe1950stheAmerican“dream”wastohaveahouseinthesuburbs. Nowthingsarechanging.Thechildrenofthepeoplewholeftthecitiesin1950sarenowadults.Theyunliketheirparentswanttoliveinthecities.Manyyoungprofessionals,doctors,lawyersandexecutives(主管人员)aremovingbackintothecity.Manyaresingle;othersaremarriedbutoftenwithoutchildren.Theypreferthecitytothesuburbsbecausetheirjobsarethere;theyareafraidofthefuelshortage;ortheyjustenjoytheexcitementandopportunitieswhichthecityoffers.Thispopulationshift(转变)isbringingproblemsaswellasbenefits.Countlesspoorpeoplemustleavetheirapartmentsinthecitybecausetheownerswanttosellthebuildingsormakeapartmentsforsaleinsteadofforrent.Inthe1950s,manypoorpeopledidnothaveenoughmoneytomovetothesuburbs;nowmanyofthesepeopledonothaveenoughmoneytostayinthecities.Onlyafewyearsago,peoplethoughtthattheolderAmericancitiesweredying.Somecityresidentsnowseeabright,newfuture.Othersseeonlyproblemsandconflicts.Onethingisforsure：manydyingcitiesarealiveagain.59.Whatdoestheauthorthinkofcitiesallovertheworld?A.Theyarealive.B.Theyarehopeless.C.TheyaresimilarD.Theyaredifferent.60.WhydidAmericancityresidentswanttoliveinthesuburbsafterWorldWarII?A.BecauseolderAmericancitiesweredying.B.Becausetheywerericherandneededmorespace.7\nC.Becausecitiescontainedtheworstpartsofsociety.D.Becausetheycouldhardlyaffordtoliveinthecity.61.Accordingtothe4thparagraph,agreatmanypoorpeopleinAmericancities___________.A.arefacedwithhousingproblemsB.arefacedtomovetothesuburbsC.wanttoselltheirbuildingsD.needmoremoneyfordailyexpenses62.Wecanconcludefromthetextthat____________.A.AmericancitiesarechangingfortheworseB.peoplehavedifferentviewsonAmericancitiesC.manypeoplearenowmovingfromAmericancitiesD.thepopulationisdecreasinginolderAmericancitiesCWehavebeenprovidingperformingartsinformationforover14years.Hereyoucansearchforplays,musicals,concertsandoperasacrosstheUK.BobtheBuilder—Spud’sBigMessatApolloTheatreChildrenwillbehappytoseeandsingalongwiththeirfavoritecharacters.Bob,withhishard-workingteam,buildsaneweco-centeredwindfarminSunflowerValley.Thisshowisfulloffun,andprovidesaneducationalmessagetohelpchildrenlearnaboutcaringabouttheenvironment,recyclingand,ofcourse,teamwork.[Kidsshow]Dates:From1stNovember,2009to8thMay,2010,at19:00.Priceinformation:￡20.00to￡40.00TheLionKingatSunnyTheatreItistakenfromanAfricanstory.Ayoungliongrowsupandlearnsthattakingoverthepriderequireswisdom.[Musical]Dates:From24thSeptember,1999tonow.TuesdaytoSaturdayat14:00.Sundayat15:00.NotonshowonMonday.Priceinformation:￡22.5to￡65.00MotherCourageandHerChildrenatNationalTheatreMotherCouragesellsfoodandclothingtosoldiersandtriestokeepherbusinessandchildrenaliveatallcostsduringthewar.Herencouragingstoryistoldthrough7\nhumorandsong.[Play]Dates:From9thSeptember,2009to8thDecember,2009Priceinformation:￡10.00DukeBluebeard’sCastleatColiseumTheatreFullofcuriosity,Judithpersuadesherhusbandtogiveherthekeysonlytodiscoveraglowingjewelhouse,agardenofflowers,akingdom,andalakeoftears.Butwhatisbehindthem?[Opera]Dates:From6thNovember,2009to28thNovember,2009Nov6,10,12,20,25at19:30.Nov14,28at18:30Priceinformation:￡22.00to￡50.0063.Themainpurposeofthetextistoinformreadersof____.A.filmpostersB.performanceinformationC.thetheatre’sadviceD.pictureexhibitions64.Inwhichperformanceachildcanlearntoworktogetherwithothers?A.BobtheBuilder—Spud’sBigMessB.TheLionKingC.MotherCourageandHerChildrenD.DukeBluebeard’sCastle65.Whichperformancewillbeonshowfortheshortestperiodoftime?A.BobtheBuilder—Spud’sBigMessB.TheLionKingC.MotherCourageandHerChildrenD.DukeBluebeard’sCastle66.Whatcanwelearnfromthetext?A.Thefirstthreeshowsareinspiring.B.Theshowsareintendedforchildren.C.Allofthemhavewonmanyawards.D.Thecharactersintheshowsarebrave.DMostAmericansbelievethatsomeoneisn’tgrown-upuntiltheageof26andtheyshouldcompletetheireducation,haveafull-timejob,haveafamilytosupportandbefinanciallyindependent.Theyalsobelievethatbecomingarealgrown-upisaprocesswhichbeginsatabouttheageof20andtakesaboutfiveyears,accordingtothereportfromtheUniversityofChicago’sNationalOpinionResearchCenter.Thefindingsarebasedonarepresentativesampleof1,398peopleovertheageof18whoweresurveyedinperson.Thesurveyfoundthatpeopleexpectthetransitionstogrown-upstatustobecompletedatthefollowingages:age20.9self-supporting;age21.1nolongerlivingwith7\nparents;age21.2havingafull-timejob;age22.3educationcompleted;age24.5beingabletosupportafamilyfinancially;age25.7gettingmarried;andage26.2havingachild.“Thereisalargedegreeofagreementacrosssocialgroupsontherelativeimportanceoftheseventransitions,”saidTomSmith,directorofthesurvey.Theonlyobviouspatternofdifferencesisonviewsaboutsupportingafamily,havingchildrenandgettingmarried.Olderadultsconsiderthesemoreimportantthanyoungeradultsdo.Thisprobablyshowsinlargepartachangeinvaluesacrossgenerationsawayfromtraditionalfamilyvalues.Themostvaluedsteptowardreachingadulthood,thesurveyfound,iscompletingeducation,followedbyfull-timeemployment,supportingafamily,financialindependence,livingindependently,andmarriage.67.Accordingtothefirstparagraph,someoneisagrown-upwhenhe_______.A.hasfoundafull-timejobB.hasfinishedhisstudyinuniversityC.canmakemoneyandsupporthimselfaftercompletinghiseducationD.cansupportafamilyandbefinanciallyindependentaftergraduation68.Ayoungmanof24maybebusy________.A.findingajobB.findingagirlfriendC.makingmoneyD.preparingforhiswedding69.Theunderlinedword“status”inthesecondparagraphprobablymeans“________”.A.positionB.rankC.levelD.situation70.Fromthepassage,welearnthat_________.A.beinggrown-upisjustamatterofageB.beinggrown-upisaprocesswhichtakessometimeC.allpeoplethinkcompletingeducationmeansbeinggrown-upD.thesurveyfoundeveryonehadadifferentviewaboutbeinggrown-up71.Thebesttitleforthepassageshouldbe“________”A.Ittakesalongtimetogrownup.B.Arewegrown-upyet?C.Gettingmarriedmeansbeinggrown-up.D.Completingeducationmeansbeinggrown-up.EAfoodadditiveisanysubstance(物质)thatisaddedtofood.Manypeopleareputoffbytheideaof“chemicalsinfood”.Thetruthisthatallfoodismadeupofchemicals.Naturalsubstanceslikemilk,aswellasman-madeoneslikedrinksonsaleinthemarket,canbedescribedbychemicalformulas(分子式).Somechemicalsubstancesareindeedharmful,butapersonwho7\nrefusedtoconsumeanychemicalswouldfindnothingtoeat.Thethingsweeatcanbedividedintonaturalandman-madesubstances.Somepeoplefeelthatonlynaturalfoodsarehealthyandthatallman-madeingredients(原料)aretobeavoided.Butmanynaturalchemicals,foundinplantsandanimals,areharmfulwheneaten,andsomelaboratory----madesubstancesincreasethenutritionalvalueoffood.Otherchemicalshavenaturalandman-madeformsthatareexactlyalike:vitaminCisvitaminC,whetheritcomesfromatesttubeorfromanorange.Like“chemical”,“man-made”doesn’tnecessarilymean“notfittoeat”.Foodadditivesareusedformanyreasons.Weaddsugarandsaltandotherthingstofoodsweprepareathometomakethemtastebetter.Foodproducershavedevelopedarangeofadditivesthatstabilize,thicken,harden,keepdry,keepwet,keepfirm,orimprovetheappearanceoftheirproducts.Additivescanmakefoodmoreconvenientornutritious,giveitalongershelflife,andmakeitmoreattractivetotheconsumer,thusincreasingthesalesandprofitsoftheproducers.Foodadditivesarepresentlythecentreofastormofseriousargument.Foodproducershavebeenknowntouseadditivesthathavenotbeenprovedsafe;somesubstancesincommonusehavebeenprovedunsafeandhavebeentakenoffthemarket.Manypeoplefeelthere’sariskofeatingfoodtowhichanythinghasbeenadded.ButfoodadditivesarenowregulatedbytheFDAofthefederalgovernment,andnewadditivesaresubjectedtostricttestingbeforetheycanbeplacedonthemarket.Formostpeople,thechancesofdevelopingserioussideeffectsfromthelong-termuseofpresentlyapprovedfoodadditivesareveryslim.72.Fromthepassagewecanlearnthat______.A.allfoodsconsistofchemicalsubstancesB.itisrighttorejectchemicalsinfoodC.foodadditivesareharmfultoourhealthD.naturalfoodsaremuchsaferthanman-madeones73.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.Foodswithmoreadditiveshavehighernutritionalvalue.B.Toensurefoodsafety,theFDAwillbanfoodadditives.C.Foodsfreeofadditivescankeepamuchlongershelflife.D.Foodadditivescanimprovethequalityoffoodsinmanyways.7\n74.WecaninferfromtheregulationtothefoodadditivesbytheFDAthat______.A.newadditiveswillbeapprovedmoreeasilythanbeforeB.foodproducerswon’tbeallowedtousenewfoodadditivesC.foodwithcommon-usedadditiveswillbetakenoffthemarketD.foodadditiveswillbeusedinasaferandmorescientificway75.Accordingtothewriter,thefoodadditiveis______.A.worryingB.acceptableC.poisonousD.avoidable56-58DCB59—62CBAB63-66BADA67-71DCABB72-75ADDB7
